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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 6 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2018 57th Annual Musical America Worldwide Awards - with 2018 ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ … Grammy-winning violin virtuoso, VC Artist Augustin Hadelich - with teacher and mentor, Joel Smirnoff

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 6 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2018 57th Annual Musical America Worldwide Awards - with 2018 ‘Artist of the Year’ …. 2-time Grammy winning Latvian conductor, Maestro Andris Nelsons

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 6 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2018 57th Annual Musical America Worldwide Awards - with 2018 ‘Educator of the Year' ... composer, conductor and Young People’s Chorus of New York City founder, Francisco J. Núñez

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 6 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2018 57th Annual Musical America Worldwide Awards - with 2018 ‘Vocalist of the Year’ … acclaimed American-Canadian soprano Sondra Radvanovsky

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 6 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2018 57th Annual Musical America Worldwide Awards - with 2018 ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ … Grammy-winning violin virtuoso, VC Artist Augustin Hadelich

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 6 | We’re at Carnegie Hall in New York City this evening for the 2018 57th Annual Musical America Worldwide Awards - with 2018 'Composer of the Year’ … Grammy-nominated symphonic composer and DJ, Mason Bates

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 6 | We’re coming to you live from New York City’s Carnegie Hall this evening … for the 2018 57th Annual Musical America Worldwide Awards | For more than a half a Century, Musical America has recognized each year’s stellar performers | The artists who have accepted their awards represent the pinnacle of artistic achievement - and have included Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Andre Previn, Yo-Yo Ma and Yannick Nezet-Seguin

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | Beautifully presented audition this morning by 20 year old VC Young Artist Kerson Leong, from Canada - at the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Final, in New York City | This year’s jury requested excepts of Kerson from Jancek and Faure’s 1st Violin Sonatas, Tchaikovsky Concerto - and Bach’s A Minor Solo Sonata | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster – granting access to management services, career engagements, publicity and career guidance | Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | The nervous wait for German pianist, Julius Asal and Japanese violinist Fumika Mohri - here at the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Final, in New York City | Standby shortly for the announcement of this year’s results | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster – granting access to management services, career engagements, publicity and career guidance | Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | The nervous wait for VC Young Artists Kerson Leong and Ivan Karizna - Cellist - here at the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Final, in New York City. Standby shortly for the announcement of this year’s results! All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster – granting access to management services, career engagements, publicity and career guidance. Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | Beautifully presented audition this morning by 25 year old VC Young Artist Ivan Karizna from Belarus - at the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Final, in New York City | This year’s jury requested excepts of Ivan from Saint-Saens' 'The Swan', Brahms' 2nd Cello Sonata, Shostakovich's 1st Cello Concerto and Bach's 'G Major Solo Cello Suite' | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster – granting access to management services, career engagements, publicity and career guidance | Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | Beautifully presented audition this morning by 18 year old cellist, VC Young Artist Zlatomir Fung- at the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Final, in New York City | This year’s jury requested excepts of Zlatomir from Schubert's 'Arpeggione' Sonata, Bloch's 'Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hebraique', Franck Cello Sonata - and Carter's 'Figment No. 1' | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster – granting access to management services, career engagements, publicity and career guidance | Toi! Toi! Toi! - with pianist Carlos Avila

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | Beautifully presented audition this morning by 17 year old violinist Joshua Brown - at the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Final, in New York City | This year’s jury requested excepts of Joshua from Schumann and Prokofiev Sonatas, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto - and Bach's G Minor Solo Sonata | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster – granting access to management services, career engagements, publicity and career guidance | Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | Polished audition this morning by 23 year old Japanese violinist Fumika Mohri - at the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Final, in New York City | This year’s jury requested excepts of Fumuka from Sibelius Concerto, Strauss and Beethoven Sonatas - and Bach's G Minor Solo Sonata | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster – granting access to management services, career engagements, publicity and career guidance | Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | Impressive audition this afternoon by 24 year old American cellist John Henry Crawford - at the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions Final, in New York City | This year’s jury requested excepts of John from Elgar's Cello Concerto, Beethoven's 2nd Sonata - and Bach's C Major Solo Suite | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster – granting access to management services, career engagements, publicity and career guidance | Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | The nervous wait for German pianist, Julius Asal and Japanese violinist Fumika Mohri - here at the 2017 Young Concert ArtistsInternational Auditions Final, in New York City | Standby shortly for the announcement of this year’s results | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster – granting access to management services, career engagements, publicity and career guidance | Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | 4 1st prizes have just minutes ago been awarded at the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, in New York City – including VC Young Artist, cellist Zlatomir Fung

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24 | We’re at the 92nd Street Y in New York City this evening with the world's longest-serving string quartet, the veteran Borodin Quartet | Tonight’s epic program, celebrating the ensemble’s 72nd season, featuring Schubert's Quartet in C Minor, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Album of the Young’ - and Shostakovich’s 6th and 13th String Quartets! Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16 | We’re coming to you live from New York's DOC NYC Festival this evening - for the Manhattan premiere of Alison Chernick's new documentary, 'Itzhak the Film’ | The full-length documentary explores Itzhak Perlman's passion for music – and how it has allowed him to find a platform for personal expression against tremendous circumstances

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | Feeling very downtown hip at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust Theatre this evening with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley | Tonight’s program featuring Prokofiev’s ‘Troika’ and Cello Sonata, Shostakovich’s ‘Waltz’ and Cello Sonata, Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata - and a special arrangement of Lennon & McCartney’s ‘Back in the USSR’

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City today for the Final of the 2017 Young Concert ArtistsInternational Auditions | 12 highly talented young instrumentalists will audition today - including VC Young Artists Ivan Karizna, Kerson Leongand & Zlatomir Fung | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster

ARLINGTON – NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from Arlington, USA today for the 45th Annual Violin Society of America Convention - the annual celebration of historical and contemporary American violin and bow making | An exciting weekend ahead loaded with expert lectures, forums, vendors - and instrument and bow exhibits | Lots to learn and new friends to make!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | Feeling very downtown cool at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust Theatre this evening with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley | Tonight’s program featuring Prokofiev’s ‘Troika’ and Cello Sonata, Shostakovich’s ‘Waltz’ and Cello Sonata, Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata - and a special arrangement of Lennon & McCartney’s ‘Back in the USSR’

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City today for the Final of the 2017 Young Concert ArtistsInternational Auditions | 12 highly talented young instrumentalists will audition today - including VC Young Artists Ivan Karizna - Cellist, Kerson Leongand Zlatomir Fung | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster

ARLINGTON – NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from Arlington, USA today for the 45th Annual Violin Society of America Convention - the annual celebration of historical and contemporary American violin and bow making | An exciting weekend ahead loaded with expert lectures, forums, vendors - and instrument and bow exhibits | Lots to learn and new friends to make

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11 | We’re coming to you live from Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City today for the Final of the 2017 Young Concert ArtistsInternational Auditions | 12 highly talented young instrumentalists will audition today - including VC Young Artists Ivan Karizna - Cellist, Kerson Leongand Zlatomir Fung | All 1st prize winners will be invited to join the Young Concert Artists’ roster

ARLINGTON – NOVEMBER 10 | Our good friends at Pirastro on hand this week at the 45th Annual Violin Society of America Convention, in Arlington USA, to assist all attendees with valuable string, shoulder rest and rosin optimization consultations

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 6 | We’re at the 2017 New York Short Film Festival, in Manhattan this evening, with violinist Lara St John and pianist Matt Herskowitz - for the presentation of their original indie short film ‘Czardashian Rhapsody’ | The innovative 6 minute music video featuring a barnstorming violin and piano arrangement by composer Martin Kennedy, was earlier this year awarded ‘Best Music Video’ at the Toronto Independent Film Festival - as well as ‘Official Selection’ at the Berlin and Palm Beach International Short Film Festivals

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 5 | We’re at the 92nd Street Y Concert Hall in New York City this evening with acclaimed new music duo - violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novacek | Tonight’s modern programme features Sibelius ‘Valse Triste’, Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata No. 1, B.A. Zimmermann’s Sonata for Violin and Piano and John Adams’ ‘Road Movies’ | Toi! Toi! Toi!

SAN DIEGO – NOVEMBER 5 | We’re at the Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego this evening with VC Artist Paul Huang, conductor Gilbert Varga and the Taipei Symphony Orchestra | Tonight’s performance, the final of the Taipei Symphony’s US tour, features Dvorak Violin Concerto, the newly-composed ‘Reminiscences from Faraway Islands’ by Taiwanese composer Ching-Wen Chao and Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony | Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 5 | We’re at the 92nd Street Y Concert Hall in New York City this evening with acclaimed new music duo - violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novacek | Tonight’s modern programme features Sibelius ‘Valse Triste’, Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata No. 1, B.A. Zimmermann’s Sonata for Violin and Piano and John Adams’ ‘Road Movies’ | Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 5 | We’re at the 92nd Street Y Concert Hall in New York City this evening with acclaimed new music duo - violinist Leila Josefowicz and pianist John Novacek | Tonight’s modern programme features Sibelius ‘Valse Triste’, Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata No. 1, B.A. Zimmermann’s Sonata for Violin and Piano and John Adams’ ‘Road Movies’ | Toi! Toi! Toi!

WASHINGTON DC – NOVEMBER 5 | We're at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, just outside of Washington DC this afternoon, for the 'Chamber Music at the Barns' series with VC Artists Attacca Quartet | Today’s programme features Haydn’s String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Michael Ippolito’s String Quartet No 3 and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor | Toi! Toi! Toi!

WASHINGTON DC – NOVEMBER 5 | We're at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, just outside of Washington DC this afternoon, for the 'Chamber Music at the Barns' series with VC Artists Attacca Quartet | Today’s programme features Haydn’s String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Michael Ippolito’s String Quartet No 3 and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor | Toi! Toi! Toi!

WASHINGTON DC – NOVEMBER 5 | We're at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, just outside of Washington DC this afternoon, for the 'Chamber Music at the Barns' series with VC Artists Attacca Quartet | Today’s programme features Haydn’s String Quartet No. 4 in D Major, Michael Ippolito’s String Quartet No 3 and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor | Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24 | We’re at the 92nd Street Y in New York City this evening with the world's longest-serving string quartet, the veteran Borodin Quartet | Tonight’s epic program, celebrating the ensemble’s 72nd season, featuring Schubert's Quartet in C Minor, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Album of the Young’ - and Shostakovich’s 6th and 13th String Quartets! Toi! Toi! Toi!

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24 | We’re at the 92nd Street Y in New York City this evening with the world's longest-serving string quartet, the veteran Borodin Quartet | Tonight’s epic program, celebrating the ensemble’s 72nd season, featuring Schubert's Quartet in C Minor, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Album of the Young’ - and Shostakovich’s 6th and 13th String Quartets! Toi! Toi! Toi!